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Dricus du Plessis reveals when he’d like to return to the octagon

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Former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will be looking to rebound from losing the title to Khamzat Chimaev when he steps inside the octagon next. “Stillknocks” recently revealed when he’d like to fight again and the opponent he’d like to face.

“For me, we needed to fix some things, obviously and I spent some time now doing that,” du Plessis told Fight Forecast. “I’ll be ready for April. I would love to be on that April card, the Miami card (UFC 327). There’s no opponent yet. There’s no contract yet. We don’t have any of that. Whoever. Let’s go. I’m ready to go again and get back to my belt as soon as possible. Don’t really matter who it is.”

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Du Plessis won the 185-pound championship at UFC 297 in January 2024 by defeating then-titleholder Sean Strickland via split decision. He successfully defended the belt twice before losing to Chimaev at UFC 319.

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Dricus du Plessis wants rematch with Khamzat Chimaev

While du Plessis is willing to face anyone at UFC 327, he knows who he’d like to fight. The South African wants a rematch with the champion despite their UFC 319 title bout being a one-sided dominating grappling performance by Chimaev.

“I would of course love for it to be Khamzat and redeem that loss,” he said. “For me, right now the next fight is the most important fight of my life. And I will win that fight and I will get my belt back.”

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“Fighting Khamzat again is of course what I’m after. Expecting any surprises (in a rematch)? No. There’s not going to be any surprises. I mean, that is the way that he’s going to fight. And if he tries anything different, it will be a terrible night (for him). We all know that, but he did what he had to do to win that belt. We can’t hate on him for that. He did what he needed to do. It’s the rules of the game and he did it. So, saying it’s not fair, it is fair. He did what he had to do. It’s not how I would win my belt, or would like to, but that’s what he did. Now it’s my responsibility to go and fix that to stop him from doing that again and get him to fight my fight,” du Plessis continued.

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“It’s always great when you have a guy that comes and fights because that’s my style and it’s what I love to do to entertain, to hear the crowd go crazy. But he knows that and that’s why he went for that style because, and once again I understand that it wasn’t the best fight to watch. In fact, it was a terrible fight to watch. But he did what he had to do to win that title. And good for him. My responsibility is to stop him from doing that, and that’s what I will do … I’ll have my belt back by the end of this year.”

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Legend of the Cosmicon Collective quest guide

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Legend of the Cosmicon Collective in Honkai Star Rail is an adventure mission that was released alongside version 4.0. Compared to others released with the aforementioned update, this one is exceptionally easy to complete. All you have to do is play and win a couple of Cosmicon matches.

This article details how to complete the Legend of the Cosmicon Collective quest in Honkai Star Rail.


Legend of the Cosmicon Collective quest guide in Honkai Star Rail

Legend of the Cosmicon Collective quest location

Sampo's location (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)Sampo's location (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)
Sampo’s location (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

Teleport to the Tavern Lobby anchor in Planarcadia’s World’s End Tavern. After spawning, walk straight towards the bar counter. There, you will see Sampo standing on the left side. Talk to him to start the mission.

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Defeat Umbralle in Dovebrook District

Umbrallle in Dovebrook District (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)Umbrallle in Dovebrook District (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)
Umbrallle in Dovebrook District (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

First off, teleport to the Furbobo Weekly Editorial Headquarters Space Anchor in Dovebrook District. Then, walk down the stairs and turn right. After reaching the end, take a left turn where you’ll see Umbralle standing near a store with a giant disco ball. Go close to the NPC and interact to initiate the battle.

Since Umbralle is level 5, make sure to use a card that can easily beat the opponent. In this case, the best choice will be Firefly. Moreover, you can “Gild” the card to increase your chances of winning.

While fighting, make sure to select dice with the highest numbers. When you attack, this will boost your damage. As for defending, it will allow you to negate the corresponding damage dealt by the opponent. If you roll low numbers, make sure to reroll, as you will get plenty.


Defeat Magical Middleager

Magical Middleager (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)Magical Middleager (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)
Magical Middleager (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

For this particular enemy, you must go to Graphia Academy using the Academy Atrium anchor. When you spawn, turn right and head towards the stairs. The opponent will be standing right beside the stairs.

Unlike the previous one, defeating Magical Middleager will be quite easy, as this adversary is only level 3. Same as before, use the Firefly card to fight this opponent. Regardless of whether you are attacking or defending, select the dice with the highest numbers.

Moreover, you can also try to activate the card’s power by making sure there are at least two pairs of the same number. Since the Enemy has a low HP pool, you can defeat them in very few turns.

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Defeat Kendor

Kendor (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)Kendor (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)
Kendor (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

Teleport to the @EntertainmentPlaza anchor in Duomension City and head south. When you reach a small food cart, turn right and walk up the stairs. On top, you’ll see Kendor on the left side. Interact with him to start the battle. Once again, using Firefly is the optimal choice since the opponent can only choose three dice while attacking and two when defending.

During your attack turn, make sure to deal as much damage as possible to quickly deplete the adversary’s HP. When you do so, start heading to the last challenge.


Defeat Singafar

Go to World End Tavern’s Lobby. Turn left when you reach the bar area and interact with Interplanar Jump! Difficulty II. Traverse the area to go to the other side, then head up. There, you will see Singafar standing near the railing.

When you start fighting, make sure to use the Prismatic Dice while attacking to make the most out of it. If you end up getting max rolls on three dice twice, you can defeat the adversary in two turns.


Defeat Dinocto

Defeat Dinocto to finish the Legend of the Cosmicon Collective quest (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)Defeat Dinocto to finish the Legend of the Cosmicon Collective quest (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)
Defeat Dinocto to finish the Legend of the Cosmicon Collective quest (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || HoYoverse)

After defeating all four adversaries, head down to floor 1 and talk to Sampo near the bar counter. After burning through the dialogues, another enemy will show up. Among all enemies, this one is the toughest as the opponent uses a gilded Phainon card.

Same as before, use the Firefly card to defeat this adversary. To maximize the damage output, utilize the Prismatic Dice and reroll (if needed) to get two pairs of the same number when attacking. If you end up activating the card’s bonus effect, winning will be much easier.

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When you are done, finish talking with Sampo to conclude the Legend of the Cosmicon Collective quest. You will receive the Aventurine Card as a reward alongside some Stellar Jade, Credit, and Refined Aether.


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